Food, Health and Vitamins

Contents: Preface to eighth edition. Summary of prefaces to earlier editions. 1. Civilisation and the changes it has made in the food supply. 2. The composition and purpose of food. 3. The quantity of food. 4. Protein. 5. Mineral salts and water. 6. The discovery of vitamins. 7. Vitamin C and scurvy : the need for fresh fruits and vegetables. 8. Vitamin B or B1 and Beri-Beri: the need for whole cereals. 9. Pellagra and PP factor. Vitamin B2 or G. 10. Vitamin a and the effects of its deficiency. 11. Rickets, vitamin D and ultra-violet light. 12. Vitamin E. 13. Common errors in the everyday diet. 14. Diet in special cases. Index.

"The present book entitled Food, Health and Vitamins is marvellous effort by the author in the field of nutrition, health and wellness. It is specially intended for the students of health education and its related fields, physical education and sports.

In this way, the present study will prove very handy and useful for the students of physical education, sports and health education and its related fields, dieticians, physicians, physical educators, etc." (jacket)